Awesome band!!!

Discuss them if you like!!!

The Kinks make me happy. Especially their song Lola.

So.... why were they really band from America by the musician's union between 1965 and 1969? The real reasons have never been disclosed! Was it due to an alleged fight with a union member while recording a US TV show - or was it because the union felt that British bands were taking over the US music scene and randomly chose to ban the Kinks?

For whatever the reason they were banned from touring the US, it seems that this was probably why Ray Davis' wrote songs that were so uniquely English at that time - name-checking the it-places of swinging London and writing of life in a quaint English village.

It's always struck me as strange that they are considered a singles band though - buy The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society CD and you will be blown away!!!

Quoted from Mairi

The Kinks make me happy. Especially their song Lola.

LOVE that track!!

Was "Cherry Cola" even invented back then? It was intended to "coca-cola" but the BBC refused to play records with a brand references, so they had to re-record the lyric changing "coca-cola" to "cherry cola"!!

when i was younger i was told/heard that one of the reasons they never broke america was due to the fact they wouldnt pay protection money to mafia families and that all the other uk bands had, and it resulted in them not being able to return again ?

Quoted from The End

LOVE that track!!

Was "Cherry Cola" even invented back then? It was intended to "coca-cola" but the BBC refused to play records with a brand references, so they had to re-record the lyric changing "coca-cola" to "cherry cola"!!

Well then what's cherry red? As in "We decided that we would have a soda. My favorite flavor, cherry red."

I always assumed that was cherry coke!  

Muswell Hillbillies has always been a favourite of mine. I never realised it was that popular until Ray played a couple of songs from it when I saw him a couple of years ago. The place went mad. Well, everyone rattled their zimmer frames!

I LOVE The Kinks

Especially Autumn Alumunac

Quoted from Sandra

Well then what's cherry red? As in "We decided that we would have a soda. My favorite flavor, cherry red."

I always assumed that was cherry coke!  

I've never heard of Cherry Red either! LOL

Not had chance to buy that L.P. yet The End , i have go to into Manchester for a descent c.d shop, i`ll  get it a.s.a.p

Me at THE KINKS reading festival 1981, im the one with the cheesy grin  

Quoted from mr kite

Not had chance to buy that L.P. yet The End , i have go to into Manchester for a descent c.d shop, i`ll  get it a.s.a.p

Special remastered 3 CD edition is available from HMV online for 9.99 including delivery!!!
http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=193580

And that pic has made me very jealous now John, ya sod!!! LOL

What because of all the ladys  
You know Al im old fashioned and i like to go to a shop and buy cds , its the only pleasure i have these days  
Thanks anyway  

The Kinks were a brilliant band, so many classic songs!
i have all their 60's albums & most of the 70's albums!
Ray Davis is totally up their with Lennon & McCartney.

been into the Kinks since the mid-60's (but seriously started buying their albums in the 70's because The Fab, Stones & Pink Floyd always took precedence over almost all other bands for me)-- but once I really got into Ray's stuff I was hooked. Kronikles, Arthur, Village Green Preservation Society, Muswell Hillbillies (what a GREAT ALBUM !! ESPECIALLY "20th Century Man" !!),Preservation (act 1 & 2), Everybody's in Show Biz, Soap Opera, Schoolboys In Disgrace, Lola vs. the Powerman, u name it, I got it...

(plus you gotta read Dave Davies book, "Kink")

ps : Mr. Kite, I see you're a RUSH fan as well---Geddy Lee is WITHOUT QUESTION the best bassist next to McCartney (and Chris Squire of Yes )as far as I'm concerned. Being a Yank living near the Canadian border, I've gotten to see Geddy & Co. many times on their home turf in Toronto. This trio is incredible--always has been (The only other canadian band I love more is The Guess Who--who I also grew up with. Burton Cummings is a genuis)